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Reaching the Ultimate Efficiency of Solar Energy Harvesting with a Nonreciprocal Multijunction Solar Cell

Journal Article · · Nano Letters
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Cullen College of Engineering, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States; Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States

Not provided.

Research Organization:
Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-07ER46426; SC0019140
OSTI ID:
1978184
Journal Information:
Nano Letters, Vol. 22, Issue 1; ISSN 1530-6984
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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